Slashdot needs to evolve. Become THE reference for newrds. Do a complete cleanup of the platform.
Figure out a better way to post and comment.
And fix the fucking RSS feed. It's broken for ages.
why don't they just team up with the pirate bay for some distributed mirroring scheme? or ask them for the hosting, i'm sure those guys can handle some ddos?
What? I believe i'm a pretty well informed guy and I've never heard of this "case" before..
But ye, the government is pretty tight with Microsoft and proprietary software/standards.
Full of flash crap and annoying popup that asks you to register! sheesh, haven't they learned anything?
Not to mention that in terms of breadth, Britannica seems to lose to Wikipedia. Also the direct linking is inexistent! One nice feature in wikipedia is that you can reach any subject by going to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/subject
Even though TFA doesn't mention it, it's true that the computer being sold is called Magellan. It's basically a rename of Intel Classmate, with 1/3 of it being produced in Portugal.
It was launched a few days ago over here (Portugal). The computer is being given (almost free) to kids in the 5th grade, and sold to the public for ~285 euros.
Imo, it's just sad to see what I believe is a waste of public funds! First, the government is pouring cash into Intel's pocket for a sub-product, when it could've allied itself with the OLPC. Second, they think that by throwing fishing sticks at people, they'll learn how to fish. The computers will most likely be used for IM (MSN), social network (hi5) and warez.
As for this deal with Venezuela, Chavez and Socrates (portuguese prime minister) are having some deals, and this is just another one. Portugal also has a huge community in Venezuela (around 1 million iirc).
But, the whole reason to GO to a University, is to get the skills/education to make more money when finished, than you would have if you had not gone. that's your reason, it's not necessarily everyone's reason
I am there because I have a desire to learn.
this "news" is months old and it only holds true for CRT monitors..
and the power saving doesn't happen with lcd displays, which are replacing most desks..
Activities are localized in the brain; it seems that these areas are largely independent, but try two tasks that use the same area and you're SOL. maybe the brain has something like..
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Slashdot needs to evolve. Become THE reference for newrds. Do a complete cleanup of the platform. Figure out a better way to post and comment. And fix the fucking RSS feed. It's broken for ages.
Taco is out of Jobs! :(
*flask
What the hell is that? Why was it chosen instead of flak/twisted/tornado/etc?
yeah, been using it ever since I installed archlinux
hackernews?
In Soviet Russia, stagnation slashdots yuo!
I still can't get it out of my head: Amarok depends on mysql. Comon guys.. you need the whole fucking mysql for a fucking music player?
pretty obvious: he will write his own Desktop Environment. after the linux kernel and git, 'lo and behold: the BASTARD!
why don't they just team up with the pirate bay for some distributed mirroring scheme? or ask them for the hosting, i'm sure those guys can handle some ddos?
2 Displays and 2 Workspaces With Linux and X?
What? I believe i'm a pretty well informed guy and I've never heard of this "case" before.. But ye, the government is pretty tight with Microsoft and proprietary software/standards.
Full of flash crap and annoying popup that asks you to register! sheesh, haven't they learned anything? Not to mention that in terms of breadth, Britannica seems to lose to Wikipedia. Also the direct linking is inexistent! One nice feature in wikipedia is that you can reach any subject by going to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/subject
Even though TFA doesn't mention it, it's true that the computer being sold is called Magellan. It's basically a rename of Intel Classmate, with 1/3 of it being produced in Portugal. It was launched a few days ago over here (Portugal). The computer is being given (almost free) to kids in the 5th grade, and sold to the public for ~285 euros. Imo, it's just sad to see what I believe is a waste of public funds! First, the government is pouring cash into Intel's pocket for a sub-product, when it could've allied itself with the OLPC. Second, they think that by throwing fishing sticks at people, they'll learn how to fish. The computers will most likely be used for IM (MSN), social network (hi5) and warez. As for this deal with Venezuela, Chavez and Socrates (portuguese prime minister) are having some deals, and this is just another one. Portugal also has a huge community in Venezuela (around 1 million iirc).
yes, I'd like to get my hands on a copy of the engine :p
this "news" is months old and it only holds true for CRT monitors.. and the power saving doesn't happen with lcd displays, which are replacing most desks..
will this be viable in cities where there is a lot of air polution?
Well, you forgot the first part:
:)
News for nerds.
erm, when I installed Irfanview I had the option of not installing google desktop
lock(this) {
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^^
http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/
why? the name's probably not gonna be around for long
seems like it's gone
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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Paddi
anyone got a link? can't seem to find it